Overview
- Ukraine’s disinformation watchdog said a Bashkortostan petrochemical plant and the Nizhny Novgorod refinery halted operations after the overnight UAV attacks, while Bashkortostan’s leader said the local enterprise is operating normally.
- At Sterlitamak’s petrochemical plant, an explosion in the water‑treatment shop caused a partial collapse, and the mayor said five people inside were unhurt based on preliminary information.
- Regional officials reported drones were intercepted and said debris fell in industrial zones, with no casualties confirmed.
- Astra reported a fire in Kstovo’s industrial zone that includes SIBUR‑Kstovo and Lukoil’s Nizhny Novgorod refinery, and officials said a blaze also broke out at the Frolovskaya substation in Volgograd; power interruptions were reported in Kursk region.
- Some media attributed the strikes to Ukrainian drones, while official statements did not uniformly confirm attribution.